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A DIVISION OF BLUE PLANET TRAINING

The key to being a great presenter is getting better and better at being yourself.

TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION

START
WITH A

SCENE

The first words out of your mouth should be an audience involvement technique (like an Around the Room or a Body Poll), a story, a quote or something new that engages the audience immediately. Save the theme song until after the filters go down.

The single most dramatic way to rapidly improve your communication is to identify and eliminate weak language. Weak language is any word or phrase that does not add value to your message. Like water dilutes the soda, weak language undermines us: not only um, uh and basically, but replace all weak phrases with silence. Speak onlywhen you can improve upon the silence. Search out and destroy.

UM ELIMINATE WEAK LANGUAGE

W E T HINK IN P ICTURES & E MOTIONS

To be memorable, use strong language
to paint pictures and evoke emotions

in the mind. The O in the own the room logo at the top of this page is red which is normal language - not too memorable. That the logo was done by a 7-year-old artist who also received 2 strawberry donuts with sprinkles (thus the O) is stronger language - you remember more because of pictures and emotions.

INVOLVE

THE

AUDIENCE

DIRECT YOUR EMOTIONS

Emotions are contagious on a subconscious level because of mirror neurons. To motivate an audience, feel that emotion yourself. They mirror and feel what you project. Everyone has charisma, which is just your personality connecting with the audiences personality.

1. Around the room 2. Body poll (show me with your thumb, fingers, etc.) 3. Use props and the room 4. Give jobs 5. Pair up 6. Closing thought - action

PREPARE YOUR MEETING

Think about how you can engage the audience with your first words and telephone poles you choose, often audience involvement techniques.

Overall Engagement of Audience

Audience Involvement Audience Involvement

100%
Start with a scene, a story, body poll, around the room, question or fresh content.

50% 0%

End with a closing thought, an action, step to the audience.

Opening

Content

Content

Closing

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MODULATE YOUR VOICE

7% +38%

BE YOUR OWN STORM & PASSION

Change creates energy. The energy of a storm comes from a rapid change in temperature. Before every meeting and presentation, simply ask yourself: What could I change this time? Find your extra 3 centimeters, and that of your team, by asking it of yourselves.

7% of our total communication is from words, so use strong, not weak language. 38% is from tone which means volume, speed and pitch. Your natural voice is perfect for you, but staying in one tone is mono-tone. Vary volume, emphasis and speed. The most powerful tool you have as a speaker is a pause. Be comfortable with silence to let the audience swallow; let the paint dry, let the emotions sink in.

WHO MATTERS, YOU

OR THE

BODY LANGUAGE
+55%

AUDIENCE?

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= 100%

Body language accounts for the remaining 55%, and half of that is in the face. Harmonize your body language and space with your message. Move with purpose when you can and use props to invoke more senses. The audience is always communicating with you, so read their eyes and body language.

Eliminate nervousness by throwing yourself into your content and your audience. The speaker does not matter, only the audience. Let them make decisions where you can. Make more mistakes as you try new ways to help them remember content and involve them. It doesnt matter what you come in with, only that they go out with. Never stop trying new things.

PUT

THE

AUDIENCE

TO

WORK
FEEDBACK DETERMINES ANGLE OF IMPROVEMENT If were serious about getting better at anything, we commit to feedback. Push through the politeness to demand feedback. Grow a feedback culture around you that cares more about people reaching their potential than status quo or ego. Ask first what was good and then what could be even better next time.

The key to persuasion is not what you say but in how you give the audience a job. Alligators are happy when they have meat, so give the audience meaty problems that move you forward. If they have a job in the meeting, presentation or conference call, they pay more attention to the content they need to do that job.

10-20-30
Powerpoints have more power with less points. The 10-20-30 Rule is: 10 slides, 20 minutes of presentation, 30 minutes of discussion. Every situation is unique but ask what the audience needs and what you want them to remember. Too many slides make us look junior. Let the slide be the headline, and you be the story with the points they want to hear. In combination, two things make your growth unstoppable over time: 1. Notice little things 2. Try new things

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